invalid

invalid1
[ˈɪnvəlɪd]
noun
  1. a person made weak or disabled by illness or injury
    病人,病弱者,伤残者,残疾者
(invalided, invaliding)
  1. [with obj.](usu. be invalided)remove (someone) from active service in the armed forces because of injury or illness
    使(因伤或病)退役
    he was badly wounded and invalided out of the infantry.
    他受伤严重从步兵团退役了。
    ■disable (someone) by injury or illness
    使伤残,使病弱
派生
invalidism
noun
语源
  1. mid 17th cent. (as an adjective in the sense 'infirm or disabled'): a special sense of invalid, with a change of pronunciation

invalid2
[ɪnˈvalɪd]
adjective
  1. not valid, in particular (especially of an official document or procedure) not legally recognized and therefore void because contravening a regulation or law
    无效的,(尤指公文或手续等因与法规相背而)不受法律承认的
    the vote was declared invalid due to a technicality.
    由于技术性原因投票被宣布无效。
    ■(especially of an argument, statement, or theory) not true because based on erroneous information or unsound reasoning
    (尤指论据,声明或理论因以错误信息或推理为基础)错误的,不成立的
    a comparison is invalid if we are not comparing like with like.
    非同类之间的比较是不成立的。
    ■(of computer instructions, data, etc.) not conforming to the correct format or specifications
    (计算机指令,数据等)不符合正确格式(或规格)的
派生
invalidly
adverb
语源
  1. mid 16th cent. (earlier than valid): from Latin invalidus, from in- 'not' + validus 'strong' (see valid)
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